If you are looking for commercial property in Florida, it is important that you first recognize the type of business you would like to venture into, and also the location you desire. There are various types of commercial properties that you might be interested in, ranging from office space to retail establishments.

Whichever commercial property you are looking for, you should consider the different categories of commercial real estate to help you narrow down your search. The first category would be retail properties, which covers shopping centers and malls, franchise locations, chain store sites, showrooms, retail sites and shops. Investment properties are office buildings, business parks, commercial rental properties, residential developments and net leased properties.

High-tech property areas are specifically for research and development parks, medical laboratories, and call centers. Land brokerages cover industrial parks, resort properties, waterfront property and land tracts. Hotels, convention centers, stadiums, motels and theme park sites fall under the hotel and resort properties category, and warehouses, factory sites, airports, distribution facilities and mills come under distribution and industrial properties.

Despite high prices, Florida is generally a desirable place to start a business. Some areas that could stir your interest are Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas Counties in Tampa Bay; Fort Myers and Cape Coral area in Southwest Florida; Martin, Miami-Dade, Broward, St.Lucie and Palm Beach Counties in South Florida; Sarasota and Manatee Counties in Sarasota; Duval, Clay, Putnam and Nassau Counties in Jacksonville/Northeast Florida; Orange, Seminole, Lake, Polk, Osceola and West Volusia Counties in Orlando / Central Florida and Leon, Franklin, Jefferson & Wakulla Counties in the Tallahassee area.